I have a dell laptop..windows xp..512MB ram and all that..I have 50% free capacity..is that ok or is it bad? Lately it takes a few minutes for my computer to start up or open up a program. I have superantispyware, avira antivirus, and adaware 2008 and run them all regularly but they havent found anything serious..mostly tracking cookies. I have run registry cleaners but they seemed to mess things up. I also do a defragment and disk cleanup every now and then. What could be making my computer run so slow??
Thanks..
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1 aRdent // Aug 23, 2008
you should clean your PC to spyware and malware kaspersky anti virus is best for this, download kaspersky crack version from here.
http://www.infoengen.com/Computer%20Hardware.htm
2 huangjingting // Aug 23, 2008
Same situation here.
3 iShoryuken // Aug 23, 2008
Download CCleaner, Regcure , And Diskeeper They’ll all make it run faster and clear some more space?
4 Google owns Yahoo // Aug 23, 2008
The best way to make it go a lot faster is to reformat the hard drive and reinstall your operating system. Unfortunately, that deletes all of your data.
The next best way is to add more RAM. Look up on your manufacturer’s webpage to see what type of RAM you should buy.
5 PirateSmack // Aug 23, 2008
Windows will slow down significantly over time if you don't take care of it. Keep your registry clean, manage your background services and processes, startup programs, defrag your hard drive, avoid installing resource-hogging bloatware like iTunes, Norton, etc. Most people don't do all this and find that their computer is running much slower than it was when they first got it
You can use CCleaner to clean up your registry, manager startup processes, and remove other unnecessary junk:
http://www.ccleaner.com/
6 asl151e // Aug 23, 2008
add memory; 521mb is small by todays standards. was it always slow? did you add applications or do something that slowed it down?
7 Niels H // Aug 23, 2008
dry downloading ccleaner if that dosent work its time to reformat the hard drive that means dealeating every thing on the computer and re install xp.
after some years computers get slow of viriuses that cannot be found starting programs ect.
if you need to ask me something email me at
nielslundhansen@yahoo.dk
8 nitram9857 // Aug 23, 2008
It sounds as though you are on to it as regards security. Have you tried running your scans in, Safe mode (F8 at start up) as this can find more. As regards your system,do you have on board graphics? This steals your RAM,and XP likes 512 min to run best. So the easy fix is add more memory.The effect is dramatic with 1 gig. I run 2gig and a separate video card, for max effects
9 lahori guy // Aug 23, 2008
deInstal ur ANTIVIRUSE software.
10 Alice S // Aug 23, 2008
Your Processor Speed Is Probably Very Low, As Its Not A New Computer, If Its Old It Will Be Slow Over Years, Its Bound To Be =)
11 Mickey L // Aug 23, 2008
If your virus/spyware free, there are a couple things you can do get your computer working faster. If you using your computer for normal stuff and not gaming. You don’t always need more RAM you just need to perform a few maintenance task.
First, if you haven’t cleaned your registry in a while. This is necessary. Your registry holds all the information regarding updates, installs, un-installs etc. Each one of those events produces a key. That key needs your PC’s resources and free space. So, if you clean your registry, you make more resources available for speed. Do a registry scan if you got more than 20 errors you should clean it.
http://www.delete-computer-history.com/what-is-the-best-registry-cleaner.html
2. Clear your Windows cache files, this is your temporary file. It can grow up to a large volume and stop your computer from using RAM properly. In a sense slow it down by preventing it from using free space.Here is how:
1. Quit Internet Explorer, Firefox, or any other web browser
2. Click Start, click “Control Panel”, and then double-click “Internet Options”.
3. On the General tab, click “Delete Files” under Temporary Internet Files.
4. In the Delete Files dialog box, click to select the “Delete all offline content” check box , and then click OK.
5. Click OK.
3. Manage your startups. Your excess CPU usage is due to too many programs running in the background. You can cut these to barebones by alter your msconfig. Here is how:
1. Open your Start menu.
2. Click Run
3. In the command screen type “msconfig.exe”
4. In the “system configuration utility”,click either “service” or “startup” tab
5. Uncheck all programs that your are no longer using.
6. Click “OK”
Other great tip is increasing your virtual memory to simulate more RAM.
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